Friends With Fans

CHAPTER SIX

 SHINee; Taemin

"What took you so long?!"

"Do you know how long we had to wait?!"

"You three owe us an explaination!"

As soon as we opened that hotel room door, we received all kinds of shouts and complaints. Even though we all saw this coming, we also thought ahead and set up an easy plan to snap them out of their anger. So, being the patient and calm boys we were (or at least, that was how Key described us), we simply ignored them and handed them the take-out box of sushi rolls.

"Yah! At least we took some time to buy you guys dinner!" Minho snapped back.

Jonghyun was the one who was handed the box to, and he sent a sharp, suspicious look to Minho as he took it, like there was a bomb aching to explode in his face inside. As he opened it though, his look immediately changed from curious to craving.

The plan worked.

"Sushi rolls....." was all Jonghyun managed to say.

"That is correct, Jonghyun-ah." I added. "We all knew you wanted to try some, so....there. Enjoy your dinner."

Some excitment was then added to Jonghyun's hungry look. He carried the box onto the nearby glass table ("Japan's really fancy, huh?" Minho asked me), grabbed a pair of chopsticks, and was ready to dig in with raging eyes - until Key snatched the box away right when Jjong was diving for a roll.

"Hey! All of this isn't just for you! Save some for the rest of us too!" Key snapped, putting some rolls onto a paper plate that came with the box. When he was done, he handed it to me. 

"Give this to Haerin," he requested.

"Now?" I asked.

"If you want."

I nodded as a reply and set the plate onto the table - and no, not to eat Haerin's sushi. I asked Jonghyun to give me something to write, so I could quickly write a little note on the plate before giving it to her. I thought it was necessary and better to tell what happened with a few written sentences than from different perspectives of other people. 

When I was done, I carried the plate in my hands as I tiptoed through the hallway and to the bedroom. My plan was to simply place the plate of sushi right next to her, and then walk out. It seemed as easy as pie. As my head peered into the bedroom, I saw Haerin sleeping like a grown baby there. Slowly and carefully, I walked in, making sure I don't make a sound. I wasn't going to take any chances, and with all I knew, the slightest thing could wake her. 

Then I came across something I didn't pay attention to, making me almost drop all of the rolls and make a loud ruckus. Thankfully, they were all still perfectly intact and Haerin was still sound asleep. I let out a huge sigh and chuckled, "That was way too close!", now walking at the pace of a snail.

Step...by step...by step. I thought. Just be more careful not to drop the - 

"Taemin, did you give Haerin her sushi yet?" Onew called out. It was so sudden, I tripped over my own foot, and the plate flew out of my hands and onto the bed. The sushi was unharmed, but when I landed onto the ground, it made a thump so loud that the room slightly shook. 

Of course, it made Haerin wake up too.

Haerin

With my legs now crossed, I looked at the writing on the plate, not being able to stop smiling like an idiot. "The SHINee boys....they appericiate me..." I muttered to myself, feeling doubt.